Post by WeNeed3 on Jan 31, 2009 12:11:48 GMT -5
Jan 31, 2009 11:37:02 GMT -5 @sportsmom said:
didn't put any word in your mouth:
Are you saying that the calendar decision, alone, demonstrates that 203 "puts kids first"? That is a S T R E T C H, IMO.
A few days earlier, with an ability to finish the semester before winter break - that's a BIG deal, and all of a sudden 204 doesnt "put kids first"? That is a S T R E T C H, IMO.
What I was merely saying (before you added your own words) was that 203 took the kids'opinoins into consideration on the calendar start/end dates. 204 only addressed teachers. So, in this case it is very clear that 203 put it's kids first on the Calendar issue while 204 opted to go with it's teachers. Both districts would be fools to go to the parents, becasue the most vocal parents put their personal needs first and not what is best for the kids.
Having a high schooler, I totally agree with you that it is a big deal to end the first semester before winter break. I agree with you. Why didn't it happen sooner??? Perhaps if 204 had asked the kids it would have been changed a long time ago. But, then Howie wouldn't have done that. Do you know what the phrase is that my elementary principal sigs off all her letters with? "Kids First". I think that phrase all the time.
While I agree with you that it is nice to ask the kids and I wish we saw more of that here, I only see the older kids being asked. What kindergartner can make an objective decision about a school calendar? So is that fair? At least with the administration, it is over the entire district. Have they asked the teachers for their input in the past? If not, then at least I'm glad they asked them. Who knows, maybe people did complain about the ending of semester and finals, especially with the weird winter we were having, and the district actually decided to explore other options.